The Impresario

Name: The Impresario
Start: 2024-11-15T19:30:00-05:00
End: 2024-11-15T20:30:00-05:00
Location: Grace Episcopal Church Ocala, Fl

Schedule

Fri Nov 15 2024 at 07:30 pm to 08:30 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

Grace Episcopal Church Ocala, Fl | Ocala, FL

Ocala Civic Theatre’s Rattlebox On the Road production of "The Impresario" hits a high note from November 15-17!
In this hour-long one-act play with music by Mozart, a weary theatre manager must cope with a meddlesome assistant who fancies himself an opera singer, two jealous prima donnas, and a star-struck financier with an eye for the ladies. Featuring an original book and libretto by OCT Executive & Artistic Director Greg Thompson, this light and comical tale of divas, delusions, and players of every definition is set in a golden age of Ocala, at the Marion Opera House.
The Impresario features the glorious voices of five of OCT’s most talented vocalists.
Jason Bartosic, OCT’s resident music director, played the Duke of Plaza-Toro in "The Gondoliers" at Idaho State University; Uncle Fester in "The Addams Family: A New Musical" at the Palace Theatre in Pocatello, Idaho; Horace Vandergelder in "Hello, Dolly!" with Ashland Summer Repertory in Ohio; Edna Turnblad in "Hairspray" with Idaho Summer Repertory; and Sparky in "Forever Plaid" at the Temple Theatre in Sanford, North Carolina. OCT roles include Mary Sunshine in "Chicago" and Tito Morelli in "Lend Me a Tenor" at Ocala Civic Theatre.
Jamille Lea Brewster, OCT’s resident voice teacher, made her Ocala debut with "Summer Songs" and appeared in the ensemble of "Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella." Roles elsewhere include Lucia in "Lucia di Lammermoor" and The Countess in "The Marriage of Figaro" at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. In El Paso, Texas, she played Papagena in "The Magic Flute" with the El Paso Opera, Cinderella in "Into the Woods" at Sun City Musical Theatre, Mabel in "The Pirates of Penzance" with the Gilbert & Sullivan Company of El Paso, and Cosette in "Les Miserables" with UTEP Dinner Theater.
Ashlyn Gibbs was last seen as Marie, the fairy godmother, in "Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella." Previous OCT roles include Amalia in "She Loves Me," the Wardrobe in "Beauty and the Beast," and ensemble in "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street." At the Art Center of Citrus County, Ashlyn played Nellie in "South Pacific" and Julie Jordan in "Carousel." She sang Ida in "Die Fledermaus" at Western Plains Opera Company in Minot, North Dakota.
Adam Pryor sings with the Brick City Cabaret Company of OCT and has appeared in "Heart and Music" and "Words, Music, Art: A Love Story." He also has performed in OCT’s Starlight Studio and at "The Spitfire Grill: From Screen to Stage." Adam is the chorus and orchestra director at West Port High School and the director of music at Grace Episcopal Church.
James Ray Taylor III has played numerous roles at OCT, including Joseph Pulitzer in "Newsies," Lumiere in "Beauty and the Beast," Johnny Cash in "Million Dollar Quartet," Aaron in "First Date," and Gomez Addams in "The Addams Family: A New Musical." He sings with the Brick City Cabaret Company of OCT and has appeared in "Heart and Music" and "Words, Music, Art: A Love Story."
The production is accompanied by pianist Chris Goddard, who is interim organist at Holy Trinity Church in Gainesville and an adjunct professor of music at the University of Florida and Santa Fe College. He has performed internationally and toured extensively across North America.
This Rattlebox On the Road special presentation will be performed in the intimate space of downtown’s beautiful Grace Episcopal Church parish hall (503 SE Broadway Street).
There will be four performances of "The Impresario":
• Friday, November 15 at 7:30 p.m.
• Saturday, November 16 at 2 p.m.
• Saturday, November 16 at 7:30 p.m.
• Sunday, November 17 at 2 p.m.
Tickets are $30 for adults and $15 for ages 18 and younger. Buy tickets online any time at www.ocalacivictheatre.com. To buy tickets through the OCT box office, call (352) 236-2274 or visit Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Join us for soaring songs and sparkling wit in a joyous musical interlude!